The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) will open in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, preceding WRC-19, the Radiocommunication Assembly 2019 (RA-19) will be held in the same venue.
The outcomes of the international treaty-making conference (WRC-19) and the RA-19 will have a global impact in the field of communications. Wireless, and especially space-based, connectivity is helping make smart societies a reality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (including intelligent transport systems, e-government, tele-education, e-health, e-logistics, smart energy, smart agriculture), in both developed and developing countries, and particularly in rural and remote areas. WRC-19 will facilitate the management of scarce orbit/spectrum resources in the interest of end-users, with global implications for both policy-makers and the industry.
WRC-19 will focus on:
- Reviewing and revising the international regulatory framework for radiocommunications.
- The management of scarce radio-frequency spectrum to provide new opportunities for radiocommunication service.
- The management of satellite orbital slots and associated spectrum resources.
- IMT-2020 and beyond, High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), mobile broadband and other advanced technologies.
A combined 3,500+ participants are expected to attend WRC-19 and RA-19, including delegates from the 193 ITU Member States as well as 267 members of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) representing international organizations, equipment manufacturers, network operators and industry forums, who attend as observers.
VENUE:
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
28 October- 22 November 2019
Original source: ITU
Published on 07 August 2019
